Mitochondrial DNA D-loop in pancreatic cancer: somatic mutations are epiphenomena while the germline 16519 T variant worsens metabolism and outcome.

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We ascertained the frequency of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) D-loop region somatic mutations in pancreatic cancer (PC) and verified whether polymorphisms were linked to diagnosis, prognosis, and PC-associated diabetes mellitus (DM) in 99 PC cases, 42 chronic pancreatitis (CP) cases, 18 pancreatobiliary tract tumors, and 87 healthy control subjects (CSs). Tissue samples were obtained from 19 patients with PC and 5...

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